Democratic Party and Chungnam Hold Budget Policy Council... "Rapid Support for Chungcheong Megaprojects"

Kim Minseok of the Democratic Party and Governor Park Suhyeon Hold Council Meeting

The Democratic Party of Korea and Chungcheongnam-do held a budget policy consultation on the 4th. Chungcheongnam-do has set its goal to secure 13.5 trillion won from next year’s government budget, while the Party also announced it would review the budget with a sense of responsibility.

On the same day, Democratic Party leaders, including Representative Kim Minseok, and Chungcheongnam-do Governor Park Soo-hyun, held the budget policy consultation at the Chungnam Provincial Government. Governor Park explained, "We are promoting 'Accelerated Administrative Support,' which provides customized assistance to address business difficulties so that corporate investment related to the Chungcheong region megaproject can proceed quickly." He added, "Preparations for the early groundbreaking of Samsung Electronics' Onyang Campus and Samsung Asan Display City are proceeding without any setbacks, and construction is scheduled to begin at the beginning of September."

In addition, Governor Park introduced Chungcheongnam-do's AX (AI transformation) initiatives and requested support for projects such as the Jicheon Dam. Regarding the Jicheon Dam, he stated, "As the government’s decision was made through a public discussion process, Chungcheongnam-do takes the result seriously, and we will responsibly participate in the implementation process, including communicating necessary requests to the central government." He urged, "Since the dam is being built out of national necessity, please ensure that residents of Cheongyang in Chungcheongnam-do are not forced to make one-sided sacrifices, and we ask the Party to keep a close watch on this."

Governor Park also requested support, saying, "Chungcheongnam-do has boldly raised its goal for next year’s government budget to 13.5 trillion won and is making proactive efforts to achieve it."

Participants are taking a commemorative photo at the 2026 Democratic Party of Korea Chungcheongnam-do Budget Policy Consultation held on the morning of the 4th at the Chungnam Provincial Government main conference room. Photo by Yonhap News

Representative Kim stated, "Although the megaprojects may be implemented by the administration, our Party in the National Assembly will proactively consider what's needed," and, "We will take into account both nationwide perspectives and the unique circumstances of each region." He also said, "We will carefully review the submitted Chungcheongnam-do budget, and as a responsible party holding seven out of eleven parliamentary seats in the region, we will discuss these matters with even greater responsibility." Furthermore, he mentioned, "There were discussions about merging Daejeon and Chungcheongnam-do during the local elections," and continued, "Regardless of whether the integration happens, or even during the process, I believe Chungcheongnam-do will continue to play a central role, which seems inevitable. I hope we can make various decisions together with the provincial government while reading the broad currents of our time."

Han Byungdo, Floor Leader of the Democratic Party, said, "The competitiveness of Chungcheongnam-do is the competitiveness of the Republic of Korea itself," and introduced the event, stating, "Representative Kim's visit to Chungcheongnam-do today is an expression of the Party's intention to meticulously manage every aspect so that nothing is overlooked in the National Assembly's budget review process."

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